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Sons To Glory
Who is Zion?
“For the Lord has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His habitation;
This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired
it.” (Psalm 132:13,14)
About a dozen different Scriptures directly mention that Zion is God’s
“dwelling place” or “habitation.” Since we know that God’s ultimate
dwelling place is inside His people or His Church (2 Cor. 6:16), we can
safely conclude that Zion, in a general broad sense, is representative of
God’s people or Church. Scripture confirms this directly in Hebrews
12:22-23, “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the
living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of
angels (messengers), to the general assembly and church of the
firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the
spirits of just men made perfect.”
Originally, Zion was a “stronghold,” “high place,” “fortress,” or
“castle” within the city of David (Jerusalem) which David took in battle
(2Sam 5:7, 1Chr. 11:5). Since the natural reflects the spiritual (1 Cor.
15:46), spiritual Zion is like a stronghold or fortress within the city of
God (the Church). So, Zion can correctly be called “the city of the
great King” (Ps. 48:2) and refer to the Church at large. However, more
specifically Zion refers to a particular part of God’s city - the very heart
and strength of it (Ps. 84:7). “The Lord shall send the rod of your
strength out of Zion.” (Ps. 110:2)
Zion is representative of the more spiritually mature. Everyone starts
their walk with the Lord as a child and progressively grows up (1 Cor.
13:11). However, growing up requires that we make certain decisions,
because “many are called, but few are chosen,” (Matt. 22:14).
Although spiritual maturity is available to all who believe, few are
willing to pay the price and really lay down their lives in order to be
chosen. The Lord alone builds up Zion (Ps. 102:16) by the “way of the
Cross,” and chooses all those who “overcome” to be closest to Him.
“And they overcame him (Satan), by the blood of the Lamb and by the
word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”
(Rev. 12:11) Zion is a remnant (Joel 2:32, Isa. 37:31,32) chosen by
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